Jalisco Stadium, home of the men’s pre-Olympic, witnessed the birth of discriminatory expression against rival goalkeepers, and the building and the tournament are again witnessing its appearance
Jalisco Stadium hosted the Mexican under-23 team to look for a ticket to the Olympics again. In 2004, the Tricolor won its place for the summer game in Athens, but in the qualifying tournament there was a shout that cost the complaints of the Mexican Football Federation, sanctions, criticism and the threat of FIFA to reduce points from players. official tournaments.
The building is again the venue of the tournament 17 years later and, despite the small crowd in the stands due to the COVID-19 pandemic and possible sanctions, in the first 20 minutes of the game in which Mexico defeated the Dominican Republic 4-1 the homophobic cry that threatens Mexican football with possible sanctions has been heard three times.
In Guadalajara Mexican national team made the switch to Athens 2004 Olympic GamesHowever, the night of February 10 will be remembered as the occasion when the shout became popular against the rival goalkeeper.
In that semifinal match before US, El Tri offered a seat on the field Jalisco Stadium and threw his rival 4 to 0, however, despite the good moment that the Mexican team experienced, that evening the discriminatory expression of the fans was recorded when the American goalkeeper put the ball in play.
Faced with the tension that existed in that meeting, the goalkeeper USDelvin Countess was late to resume play and could not find a way to assist his teammates at first, which is why the north side Jalisco Stadium began to shout the popular “ehhhh p ….”.
Faced with the jubilation caused by the victory obtained by the Mexican team, the infamous cry began to be felt throughout the match, which is why it was adopted by the teams in Guadalajara and later was reproduced in various Mexican football stadiums.
The bombastic expression of the points in the rival archers was “presented all over the world” in World Cup Brazil 2014, which generated complaints that went as far as FIFA, a situation that mobilized the clubs and Liga MX to prevent the maintenance of that bad practice in stadiums.
Despite multiple awareness campaigns, the popular outcry was once again the protagonist Guadalajara, when 16 years later Jalisco Stadium became the first property banned in Liga MX, after fans shouted at her in a duel between Atlas and Tijuana.
Jalisco Stadium will receive fans again on March 24 when The Mexican team faces the United States, which is why Guadalajara fans and fans of the tricolor team will have the opportunity to improve the image leaving aside the offensive expression towards the rival goalkeeper.